Quote Originally Posted by daycaremum View Post
Nope. I add it on the bottom of their receipt in red just for information purposes, but it states right in my contract that they are not to be claimed as daycare fees. At a centre, if you pick up late, you hand the late fees in cash right to the staff member who had to stay after closing for you. For paying late, that is a penalty. I do the books for my husbands business and any late penalties for late payment are not included as an expense. Late payment/pick up fees are not payment for childcare, it is a penalty for breaking the rules.
I just wanted to add to my post that I give one freebie for late fees to be kind, but remind the parents that I should be charging them the penalty. Most will offer to pay it anyways. If it happened again it would be charge for sure and there would be a warning attached that if it happens again I would no longer be able to provide care for them. I don't have issues with late pick ups or late payments in general because I have these penalties in the contract and no one wants to pay them, or disrespect me by paying late or being late.